In this class, where ELLs are learning English Language Arts alongside other students, the teacher uses teaching techniques that support her ELL students’ academic progress and language acquisition. Which techniques do you see in the video that are described in the following research articles?
Required reading: Read the “English Language Learners and Bilingual Program Models” section of the course text.
Then read the 2015 Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” letter about serving ELL students, posted online at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-el-201501.pdf.
Finally, read the English Learner Guidebook provide by the LDOE.
Required learning activity: Select, read, and report on four of Dr. Jill Kerper Mora’s MoraModules, available online at http://moramodules.com/. Some of the material is available online for free, but a more full course of modules is available for $10 for 60 day access.
Assignment 2: Post a two to three paragraph summary of what you learned in the MoraModules.
